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A - F

  1. Australian Sites :
    • Australasian Legal Information Institute
      One of the largest legal document collections on the net - 1.5 million articles. Also community information pages. Check their extensive listing of Databases.
    • Australia Legal Information Centre
      Sections covering a dictionary, links to US, Canada, New Zealand and the UK, fun, kids, a museum, a Police Station and more.
    • Australian High Tech Crime Centre
      Its role is to ‘provide a national coordinated approach to combating serious, complex and multi-jurisdictional high tech crimes, especially those beyond the capability of single jurisdictions; assist in improving the capacity of all jurisdictions to deal with high tech crime.’
    • Australian Law Online
      ‘Access to selected information about the Australian legal system and the government organisations that are part of the Australian legal system. Material is currently limited to that maintained by the Commonwealth.’
    • Australian Law Portal
    • Australian Law Reform Commission
      ‘Carries out inquiries into and reviews of specific areas of the law and legal practice’. Attorney General’s office.
    • Australian Legislation
      A listing of links to information on acts and other legislation listed individually on wikipedia. Runs from the 1850s but with most in the twentieth century
    • ComLaw
      ‘ComLaw is an integral part of the Australian Law Online initiative to bring low or no-cost access to the law for the community and is maintained by the Australian Attorney-General’s Department. Comlaw incorporates the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments [FRLI] which was established under section 20 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.’ At this time, the contents of SCALEPlus are being transferred to ComLaw, but a range of documentation still has to be transferred. However, ‘SCALEplus does not contain State Legislation or Commonwealth and State Case Law Databases.’.
    • Federal Attorney-General’s Department
      Legislative and legal information.
    • Federal Court of Australia, Welcome to the
    • Find Law [Australia]
      Recent cases with full text, links, searchable directory. Channels target specific groups such as students and lawyers.
    • High Court of Australia
      Business list, case summaries, history, database of all judgements.
    • Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission
      ‘Is a national independent statutory government body, established in 1986 by an Act of the federal Parliament, … it has responsibilities for inquiring into alleged infringements under five anti-discrimination laws … as well as inquiring into alleged infringements of human rights.’
    • Lawform
      For practising legal people. Access a plethora of existing legal services from precedents to Land Title Office records and staff search facility.
    • Law For You
      ‘Plain English’ information about the law in each state & territory.
    • Law Foundation
      New South Wales Law & Justice Foundation. Research, publications, links to advice, information & research, research activities, grants, judgements and courts.
    • LawNow LexisNexis Australia
      Up to the minute consolidated Acts and Regulations from the Commonwealth, New South Wales, Victorian and Queensland jurisdictions. Fee-based.
    • LawRunner Australia : A Legal Research Tool
      Material related to law in Australia and overseas - facts, articles, primary sources, etc.. Research tool available.
    • Lawsearch Online
      All commonwealth government legislation.
    • Law Society of New South Wales
    • List of Australian Federal Legislation
      ‘This is a list of some notable Australian federal legislation. All current Australian legislation is available online at ComLaw [see above].’ From wikipedia.
    • Monash University Law Library
    • National Library
      Legal research guide, research sources, journals and other services. Australian Law on the Internet.
    • Open Source Law
      One lawyer’s efforts to inform about open source IT in the legal system and wider community. Articles, information.
    • OzNet Law
      Internet law information in Australia.
    • Short Guide to Australian Legal Research, A
      Brief document [with links] available in either HTML or .pdf. Covers weblinks, libraries, texts and more.
  2. British Legal History :
  3. Chinese Law :
    • Internet Chinese Legal Research Centre
      ‘Links to Chinese [Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong] legal resources on the Internet, legal research guides and other information related to Chinese legal research.’
    • Lawinfochina
      English version of Chinese law. Legal News, Laws & Regulations and specific cases.
  4. United States Law :
    • FindLaw
      Two sections covering the public and professionals. The Public area covers a vast range of general legal information, while the Professional section includes research information, a Legal Market Centre, practice tools and more. There is also a link to their Legal Technology Centre which has videos, articles, news, blogs and an additional range of e-tools.
    • Landmark Supreme Court Cases
      ‘This site was developed to provide teachers with a full range of resources and activities to support the teaching of landmark Supreme Court cases, helping students explore the key issues of each case.’ Listed under Cases and Concepts..
    • Law Dictionary
      ‘A Free Dictionary with Definitions for Terms used by Lawyers, Law Firms and the Legal System in the US. Researched, written in plain language and provided free of charge.’
    • Law Library of Congress - United States
      Covers links to legal matters from the Constitution, the Executive, federal and state law, a range of legal guides and general sources.
    • State Courts - By Jurisdiction
      Information about courts and court decisions from all states in the US.
    • State Statutes, Uniform Acts
      [Enacted, Proposed, Revised]
      A range of links to these and a variety of other legal documents including constitutions, Commercial Code, Business & Finance, Evidence, Probate and more.
    • The History of The Supreme Court
      ‘Essays, images, personal histories, interactive exercises, and lessons detail the struggle for justice within the American judicial system. The site will show the Supreme Court as a place where adversaries contend regarding fundamental issues. People — often ordinary citizens — come before the Court to seek justice, the protective cloak of the Constitution, and the assurance of their constitutional rights.’
    • The Supreme Court
      A PBS program that covers The Supreme Court History, a Timeline, interactive games, discussion guide, lesson plans and more.
    • United States Code [Collection]
      ‘Raw text from the Office of the Law Revision Counsel into hyperlinked web pages of the entire U.S. Code. The date of any text appearing on the site appears in italics at the upper right in every Code section.’ Searchable database by topic or citation. You can also carry out a search for material at this site.

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G - L

  1. General Sites & Portals :
    • Business Law Lounge
      Links to legal assistance but US oriented.
    • Govstandard.com
      Discover information about a range of historical legal systems, present day practices, information about practitioners, British legal documents and more.
    • International Law Student’s Association
      Information about ‘moot’ court competitions. Operates worldwide.
    • Law
      International site offering advice/services for establishing and maintaining legal practices.
    • Lawyer Jokes and Legal Humour
      You should be able to laugh at yourself sometimes !
    • Restorative Justice, Real Justice Conferencing
      ‘Real Justice conferences, also called family group conferences, restorative justice conferences and community accountability conferences, originated as a response to juvenile crime. Conferencing is a new victim-sensitive approach to addressing wrongdoing in various settings in a variety of ways.’ Check the ‘What is Real Justice ?’ page.
  2. Intellectual Property
    This includes copyright, fair usage and associated aspects.
    • Australian :
      • About Copyright
        Covers areas including ownership of copyright, infringement, copying overseas, legislation, other links. This group ‘administers the copying of print material by educational institutions, government agencies, corporations, associations, places of worship and other organisations.’
      • Australian Copyright Council
        ‘Provide[s] information, advice and training about copyright in Australia. You’ll find a lot of information about copyright in Australia, including many information sheets.’ Includes news, information, publications, training and education. Also includes Copyright Basics.
      • Australian Digital Alliance
        ‘Members include schools, universities, consumer groups, major cultural institutions, IT companies, scientific and other research organisations, libraries and individuals … united by the common theme that intellectual property laws must strike a balance between providing appropriate incentives for creativity against reasonable and equitable access to knowledge.’
      • Baker & McKenzie Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre
        ‘Provides a focus for research, public interest advocacy and education on issues of law and policy concerning digital transactions in cyberspace. It is a Centre of the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales.’
      • Business Software Association of Australia
        ‘Dedicated to promoting a safe and legal digital world’.
      • Copyright & Intellectual Property
        Done by the Council of Australian University Librarians. Covers articles, papers, documents, reports, etc.. Looks particularly at the Free Trade Agreement with the US and its impact.
      • Copyright Law Review Committee
      • Copyright Society of Australia
      • Intellectual Property Research Institute Of Australia
        Includes information on research, resources, people, education, publications, international & Australian developments and events.
      • What Is Intellectual Property ? What is Copyright ?
        Information, especially on copyright, from IP [Intellectual Property] Australia, a government entity. For Intellectual Property, this is a more specific site from the same source.
      • Rights Management
        Provides links to a range of information and includes papers and organisations.
    • International Information :
      • Berkman Centre for Internet & Society
        [At Harvard Law School]
        Home page which includes related material on general law and law related to intellectual property, etc..
      • Business Software Alliance
        ‘Dedicated to promoting a safe and legal digital world. BSA is the voice of the world’s commercial software industry and its hardware partners.’
      • Copyright & Fair Use
        An extensive overview of all aspects, provided by Stanford University [US].
        Excellent !
      • Copyright Law of the United States of America
        All the legal aspects and bills.
      • Creative Commons
        ‘Offers a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors and artists. We have built upon the ‘all rights reserved’ of traditional copyright to create a voluntary ‘some rights reserved’ copyright.’ A very interesting and worthwhile approach and well worth looking at.
      • Digital Consumer.org
        Overview of activities and aims, news, Q & A, information for the press and more. ‘Protecting fair-use rights in the digital world’.
      • Digital Intellectual Property Issues
        ‘An overview of copyright law and business innovation, as well as recommendations for overcoming the challenges inherent in digital media.’ One group’s approach. Full report available in .pdf format.
      • Electronic Frontier Foundation
        Sub-titled ‘Defending Freedom in the Digital World.’ News, ‘victories’. cases, topics of interest, links and more. For specific information on Intellectual Property Online, this is where to go.
      • International Intellectual Property Alliance
        Discover news and resources, what is happening in countries around the world, copyright & trade issues and more.
      • IPWatchdog - Copyright Basics
        Covers information on the basics with links to pages on associated topics.
      • Lawrence Lessig
        The homepage of this professor from Stanford Law School. For a sample article go to ‘The People Own Ideas’ from Technology Review, which is well worth reading.
      • Open Letter on Copyrights
        Discussion on one group’s claim that their Unix code has been included in Linux without permission.
      • Respect Copyright
        A series of sections on what is piracy ?, what is copyright ?, Parent Files, what can I do ? and more. Directed towards movies in particular.
      • Transparency International
        ‘Is the leading global non-governmental organisation devoted to combating corruption. Its mission is to create change towards a world free of corruption.’
      • Which Countries Protect Intellectual Property ?
        [The Case Of Software Piracy]
        From Economic Review, a study which uses ‘data on software piracy, we examine how protection of intellectual property varies across countries.’ Available in .pdf format from the site.
      • World Intellectual Property Organisation
        Extensive information in several languages. Covers news, information, the basics about intellectual property, activities and services.
  3. Journals & Magazines :
    • AllLaw
      Includes a listing of online law journals.
    • E Law - Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law
      ‘A general journal of law and legal issues … contains articles in four categories.’
    • Jurist Legal News & Research
      News, documents, video, commentary, research, legal education and more.
    • The Law and Politics Book Review
      ‘The electronic medium enables us to review almost every book about the legal process and politics, to do longer reviews than are usually published, and to make the reviews available within six months of our receipt of the book.’ Check books by author’s name.
    • University Law Review
      Abstract email service as well as a full text search of law journals on the internet.
      Excellent !
  4. Legal History
    Covers databases, legal history documents, legal history from particular countries.
    • Australian Journal of Legal History
      ‘Is committed to the belief that scholars from different disciplines and different jurisdictions can and should engage in a fruitful dialogue. In this sense, … encourages scholarship from a wide diversity of periods and jurisdictions.’
    • Bernard Hibbits
      American and British Legal History, electronic law, Ancient Law. Links to Jurist : The Law Professors’ Network, other aspects and people.
    • British Legal History - see the separate section above.
    • Legal History [1]
      Listing created by the University of Adelaide Law Library. Sites and publications & journals. Dominantly Australian information.
    • Legal History [2]
      An extensive listing from Deakin University School of Law. Covers legal history from ancient times, country specific and documentation.
      Brilliant listing!
    • The Making of Modern Law
      [A Mirror on Society]
      ‘The world’s most comprehensive full-text database of 22 000 British and American legal treatises, 1800-1926’. Take a trial, or check with your university for access.
    • Questia : Legal History
      ‘Full-text books and articles on legal history are available exclusively at Questia. Preview any title for Free. Subscribe to Questia for full access to these titles and the complete library.’
    • Virtual Library : Legal History
      Links to periods, specific legal figures and general legal history sites.

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M - R

  1. Other Legal Systems
    Includes both international and specific legal systems not already covered.
    • Foreign & International Law in English
      Some links are only useful for the institution where they are stored, a number can be accessed by the public.
    • International Law
      Linked to educational institutions, designed to keep people up to date with international legal thinking.
    • Islamic and Middle Eastern Law
      WWW Virtual Library. Links to Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, past and present. In addition to the laws, there are articles and advice on using and implementing them.
      Excellent !
    • Legal Research Guide : Non US [Foreign] Law
      ‘The Virtual Chase’. Links to world legal information, e.g. Australia, Canada, Britain, Europe, South Africa, European countries, Japan, India. Links are clearly annotated.
  2. Research :
    • LawResearch
      ‘The Internet Law Library’. Extensive information grouped in directories. Quality content.
    • Teaching Legal Professionals How To Do Research
      [The Virtual Chase]
      ‘Legal research requires tools and publications. The Virtual Chase informs about Web sites and research strategies for finding the law.’

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S - Z

  1. Search Engines : Legal
    Includes some major database searches.
    • Guide to Law Online, The
      ‘The Guide to Law Online, prepared by the US Law Library of Congress, is an annotated guide to sources of information on government and law available online. Covers international, other national and American law.’ Australia covers Australia in particular.
    • LawRunner : Australia
      The Australian links site from LawRunner.
    • LawRunner : A Legal Research Tool
      This is the international site with access to country pages from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.
    • Internet Legal Research Group
      ‘A categorized index of more than 4 000 select web sites in 238 nations, islands, and territories, … to serve as a comprehensive resource of the information available on the Internet concerning law and the legal profession, with an emphasis on the United States of America.’
    • World Legal Information Institute
      A resource containing 400+ databases from 50+ countries providing access to laws and legal information. Quality concept well presented.
      Brilliant !
  2. Texts, Documents, Newsletters, … :
    • APEC E-com Legal Guide
      ‘Intended for use by both government and industry to understand their rights, responsibilities and exposure when using the Internet and other electronic communications technologies to conduct business in the APEC economies’.
    • Intute : Law
      Information under topic headings, from ‘General Law’ to ‘Law by Subject Areas’.
      Worth visiting.
    • Legal Newsletters, Minter Ellison
    • Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London 1674 to 1834
      ‘Searchable online edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing accounts of over 100 000 criminal trials held at London’s central criminal court.’
    • Social Law Library, The
      US based and influenced. Sections will prove useful to legal people outside the US.
    • The Legal Dictionary
      Check the meaning of a legal term or concept.
    • vidElex
      Links to documents of value in the legal world for professionals and others.
    • Wiley InterScience : Law
      Listings of books, journals, databases and more.
  3. Trials, Famous :
    • Famous Trials
      Developed by Douglas O. Linder. Most are American but there are several others going back to Socrates and also including the Lindy Chamberlain trial. Original documentation is provided wherever possible.
    • LawBuzz
      Find information on famous trials, trials without justice, ‘did you know …’, cherished legal rights and more. Enjoy while you are learning.
    • OYEZ® - U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia
      A database containing information on key cases, recordings, and information on the Supreme Court and the various Justices. Find out about current cases, news, even take a podcast.

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